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In these 24 lectures filled with musical excerpts, enjoy a rich and multifaceted exploration of the trailblazing works and outsized life of this historically pivotal composer. The sheer outlandishness of Wagner's life makes for an endlessly intriguing story, from his desperate escapades outrunning creditors to his obsessive personal relationships to his utopian artistic schemes.

Part cultural history, part biography, this is the fascinating story of Richard Wagner's life, influences, gift for storytelling, and artistic revolution, culminating in his dramatic journey to write The Ring Cycle. The Ring Cycle is one of the most epic and compelling operas of the nineteenth...

Alex Ross, renowned New Yorker music critic and author of the international best seller and Pulitzer Prize finalist The Rest Is Noise, reveals how Richard Wagner became the proving ground for modern art and politics - an aesthetic war zone where the Western world wrestled with its capacity for beauty and violence.  

The Ozarks drowned the mining town, but the dead never left. When drought reveals the sunken remains of Marble Hollow—a ghost town long buried beneath a remote Missouri lake—FBI agent Wren Cade is sent to assess the grisly discovery: human bones, found chained inside the ruins of an old church. But these aren’t historic remains. They’re recent. And carved into them are riddles—cryptic, taunting messages etched into the bone itself, each more disturbing than the last. As more remains surface from the drowned town, each body bearing new riddles and darker implications, Wren and her ...

Well over a century after Wagner's death, the man and his music are as controversial as ever. Praised for his profound insights into the workings of the human heart, he has also been condemned as a dangerous libertine, a proto-fascist and an arrogant bore. His vast four-part operatic Ring cycle has been elevated as one of the greatest achievements of western culture and dismissed as an unparalleled example of creative megalomania.

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper meaning of the events on The Wager, showing that it...

Wagner’s Ring cycle is the most ambitious work in the history of music: four operas that combine to tell a single epic story. Based in legend, it has become a legend in its own right: a supreme challenge for conductors, singers, opera producers, and indeed for audiences. But for all its grandeur and complexity, The Ring is far more accessible than many music lovers think.

The astonishing inside story of the Wagner Group, the world’s deadliest militia “Putin’s Sledgehammer provides an in-depth account of, and essential political and economic background to, the story of Prigozhin’s meteoric rise and abrupt demise.” ―Times Literary Supplement A...

From the Bible to Benjamin Franklin, from the cuneiform tablets of the ancient Sumerians to the dinner tables of modern bistros, wines have always been a part of civilization, culture, and history. Every country in the world has a special relationship with wine and takes a unique approach to the making, serving, and enjoying of it. Wine is an expression of the hopes, dreams, and cultures of the people who make it, so what better way to learn about the countries of the world than by learning about their wines?

Karl Edward Wagner (1945-1994) has earned a reputation as one of the finest horror writers of the modern era, but his work has been out of print and nearly unobtainable for many years. His seminal volume In a Lonely Place collects eight of his best tales, including "In the Pines," a classic ghost story evocatively set in the Tennessee woods, "Beyond Any Measure," an original take on the vampire story.

Richard Wagner’s “total work of art,” the monumental, gripping, and fathomlessly deep story of the ring of the Nibelung, is here translated and narrated in a completely new fashion: breathless and distilled, it becomes the most exciting suspense novel of the opera world. The author follows the creator, dividing the spectacle into its four parts, “Rhinegold,” “The Valkyrie,” “Siegfried,” and finally, “Twilight of the Gods.” He leads his readers through the scenic festival that takes roughly thirteen hours when staged. They say money corrupts, or money is the root of all...

For the first time in seven years, Wren Cade walks into a prison—not to hunt a killer, but to face the one she put there. Her twin, Lark. But Lark doesn’t want forgiveness. She wants to talk about a missing girl. A young woman vanished from Eureka Springs, Arkansas—a charming Ozark town known for its winding streets, healing springs, and caves that go on for miles. No signs of foul play. No body. The case barely made headlines. But Lark sees something in the details. And she’s not guessing—she’s certain. Wren doesn’t trust her sister. Doesn’t even want to hear her out. But ...

Film and television actor and New York Times bestselling author Robert Wagner’s memoir of the great women movie stars he has known. In a career that has spanned more than sixty years Robert Wagner has witnessed the twilight of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the rise of television, becoming a...

In the hills of Spain, Sofia Costa must outwit a murderer who paints in blood. When elite security consultant and former Interpol agent Sofia Costa is invited to a luxurious Spanish wine estate for an exclusive art unveiling, she expects elegance, not a murder staged like a classical painting. Perched on the cliffs of Ronda, La Estrella Parador is soaked in sun, secrets, and the scent of old blood. With international guests whispering rumors of a lost Velázquez, tensions simmer between rival art experts, and every brushstroke of history hides a deeper deception. Then a collector is found ...

Simon Callow, the celebrated author of Orson Welles, delivers a dazzling, swift, and accessible biography of the musical titan Richard Wagner and his profoundly problematic legacy--a fresh take for seasoned acolytes and the perfect introduction for new fans. Richard Wagner's music dramas have...

For a thousand years, Satan has been bound in the Abyss—sealed away while Christ reigns on earth in perfect peace. But the prophecy is clear: the dragon must be released for a short while. Drawing directly from Scripture, this gripping theological novel explores Satan's imprisonment, his thousand years of plotting in darkness, and his final, doomed rebellion, imagined in the manner of shows like The Chosen and House of David. As his memories unfold during his imprisonment—from his fall as Lucifer to his defeat at the cross—readers gain important insight into the enemy's timeless ...

The groundbreaking Prayer Warrior Series culminates with C. Peter Wagner's most personal insights yet into the dynamics of prayer and spiritual warfare. Dr. Wagner reveals his personal approach to prayer as he provides you with practical steps for deepening and strengthening your own prayer life. Praying with Power will encourage you as it leads you into intimate personal, life-changing communication with the almighty God.

Her twin sister killed four people. Wren Cade was the one who put her behind bars. Now she hunts monsters for a living—because she’s terrified she might be one. FBI Special Agent Wren Cade is brilliant, relentless, and utterly alone. She doesn’t sleep, doesn’t date, and doesn’t let anyone close. Obsessive work is this genius insomniac’s only coping mechanism. Her next case? Buried deep in the wild Ozarks. The most beautiful girls in Stonewater County are dying, like wilting flowers. When a young beauty pageant winner is found posed in the belly of a hidden cave, FBI Agent Wren ...

Step into the shadowy realms of the Black Forest, where Wagner, a destitute and solitary shepherd, strikes a devils bargain that gifts him youth and riches at a chilling cost he must transform into a ferocious wolf once a month. This gripping tale unfolds with elements of murder, kidnapping, robbery, sadistic nuns, lust, and the chaos of war in sixteenth-century Italy. Originally serialized as a penny dreadful, this work may not be hailed as fine literature, but it promises to entertain with its dark twists. Please note that this recording retains certain racial and societal prejudices ...

In Venice, the past never dies—it waits beneath the water. When a brilliant historian vanishes the night before unveiling Cold War secrets buried in the archives of a Venetian noble family, forensic polyglot and former Interpol agent Sofia Costa is pulled into a mystery as labyrinthine as the city’s canals. Sent to protect high-profile guests at a masquerade gala in a crumbling palazzo, Sofia quickly finds herself chasing more than stolen manuscripts. Someone is willing to kill to keep the past hidden—and Venice, with its fog-shrouded alleys and echoing cathedrals, is a city built for...